Nova's streak comes to a halt as O's rock him

8:26 PM,
Apr. 8, 2014

Yankees third baseman Yangervis Solarte claps his hands after hitting an RBI double on Tuesday. The rookie doubled twice in the game. He's the first player since 1900 with at least six doubles in the first seven games of his career.

Written by

Brian Heyman
| Staff Writer

Near the end of a long afternoon Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, the blue seats in every deck and the gray bleachers stood out in the crowd because there was hardly any crowd left to fill them. The day had long since gotten away from the Yankees, pounded by the Orioles 14-5.

Ivan Nova helped drive them away early. The 27-year-old righty had been riding a streak of 24 straight starts having surrendered four earned runs or less. Mostly it was a symbol of him finding some consistency again the second half of last season.

But after keeping the streak alive despite a shaky first start last week in Houston, it ...